The Aichi D3A (Navy designation "Type 99 Carrier Bomber"; Allied reporting name "Val") [a] is a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber. It was the primary dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and was involved in almost all IJN actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor .

爱知d3a1的攻击目标为驻有战斗机的惠列尔机场、福特岛机场和驻有重型轰炸机的希凯姆机场，以及无法用鱼雷攻击的军舰等。 早上7时55分，50架爱知D3A1率先到达珍珠港，兵分两路轰炸飞机场，由此吹响了偷袭珍珠港的号角！

2022年4月22日 · The Aichi D3A1 and D3A2 "Val" (Navy Type 99 Carrier Bomber Model 11) was the standard IJN dive bomber in 1940-43. replaced by the Yokosuka "Judy", it had an impresive tally, but less impressive than the Dauntless

2025年2月25日 · The Aichi D3A Val aircraft was the standard dive bomber used by the Imperial Japanese Navy at the outbreak of Second World War in the Pacific. The aircraft was introduced at the end of 1939 as a successor to the Aichi D1A dive bomber.

The Aichi Type 99 carrier bomber (D3A1 model 11 "Val") entered service with the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force in an overall finish of natural metal or painted aluminum. Photographs of prototypes and early production aircraft permit the conclusion that these aircraft were so finished on leaving the factory production line.

The Aichi D3A, (Allied reporting name "Val")[2] was a World War II carrier-borne dive bomber of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). It was the primary dive bomber in the Imperial Japanese Navy, and participated in almost all actions, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Description: Single-engined carrier-borne and land-based dive-bomber (D3A1 and D3A2) or bomber trainer (D3A2-K). All-metal construction with fabric-covered control surfaces. Accommodation: Crew of two in tandem enclosed cockpits.

Production began in 1939, with Aichi producing 476 D3A1 (including an increased number of prototypes) and 816 Type D3A2s. In addition, 220 late production D3A2 were produced at Showa Aircraft Co. Of these, 135 were still in production at the end of the war.

The Aichi D3A was the first Japanese aircraft to bomb American targets in the war, commencing with Pearl Harbor and U.S. bases in the Philippines, such as Clark Air Force Base. They sank more Allied warships than any other Axis aircraft.

2019年5月19日 · One of the most important dive-bombers in the Japanese arsenal in its campaign in the Pacific War, the prototype Aichi D3A, known by the Allies as the ‘ Val’, was first flown in January 1938 with a 530 kw (710 hp) Nakajima Hikari I nine-cylinder radial air …